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“We think we’re a pretty good football team, and so it kind of gets to the point now where you don’t have to reach for a need. We’ve ...

“We think we’re a pretty good football team, and so it kind of gets to the point now where you don’t have to reach for a need. We’ve done a great job in the offseason with unrestricted free agency, so now, we had a pool of about 18 players that we thought would potentially be there in the third and fourth round and they were there. And again, we didn’t reach on anybody. We let the board come to us and maintained the discipline of the draft.” — Saints interim coach Joe Vitt

There is definitely potential there. I just hope the coaches can bring it out soon.

I think they will. Especially on the Defensive side. Spags & Vitt were excited to get Hicks. All the guys from the draft to the UDFA are from mostly from smaller schools. I think this team's scouts do what other teams don't....focus on EVERY school not just the powerhouses for talent. If you look @ the league, especially our team, guys that get overlooked because of where they went to school have a better attitude and work ethic. Look @ guys like Crabtree, Dez Bryant, Jamarcus Russle & Vince Young who come from big schools that play on a national stage all through their college careers....they've either not lived up to the hype, had a false sense of entitlement, or are just not mature or hungry enough mentally to put their all into it. Hell we've even had guys like that...Ellis, Charles Brown, Meach (not from a personality or lockeroom standpoint but on field he good but not the world beater we thought we were getting in the 1st round)

U see the difference in guys like, Colston, PT, Evans, Nicks & Graham. All of those guys work hard, put their team first, and have won a ring because they have that chip of no one believing in them besides the team that took them in on their shoulders. When you're a coveted first rounder

I think they will. Especially on the Defensive side. Spags & Vitt were excited to get Hicks. All the guys from the draft to the UDFA are from mostly from smaller schools. I think this team's scouts do what other teams don't....focus on EVERY school not just the powerhouses for talent. If you look @ the league, especially our team, guys that get overlooked because of where they went to school have a better attitude and work ethic. Look @ guys like Crabtree, Dez Bryant, Jamarcus Russle & Vince Young who come from big schools that play on a national stage all through their college careers....they've either not lived up to the hype, had a false sense of entitlement, or are just not mature or hungry enough mentally to put their all into it. Hell we've even had guys like that...Ellis, Charles Brown, Meach (not from a personality or lockeroom standpoint but on field he good but not the world beater we thought we were getting in the 1st round)

U see the difference in guys like, Colston, PT, Evans, Nicks & Graham. All of those guys work hard, put their team first, and have won a ring because they have that chip of no one believing in them besides the team that took them in on their shoulders. When you're a coveted first rounder

I totalllly agree!!! I am trying to put together all of the rookie free agent picks from 2006 to 2012. Does anybody heve them listed? I was just wondering if we had any left on the team?

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Thanks Papz....I was looking for the RFA's, but this is a good read. I dont think Hicks is going to be a flop though. I think Hicks and Toon will be big standouts along with a multiple RFA's (Braylon Broughton, Chris Givens, Kevin Hardy, Stephen Johnson, Jerico Nelson, and Laron Scott)